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do you agree, general dempsey? >> i do. >> it's a critical time, how do you evaluate the security situation in iraq at this point? >> in iraq? >> yes, sir. >> well, obviously, that's a country stilldealing withintessh ey, unfortunately, are playing out in some ways, al-qaeda, and they have a difficult job. >> they are on the rise and the political process is broken. when it comes back to afghanistan, a frustrating country, and i think the detainee agreement you have negotiated is a good one, really resolves the issues in a good way for us, so my question, really, is now the time, given all the things going on in the world, to really be engaged in sequesteration? >> well, senator, i wish we weren't. i'm right with you on this, but as i have beenonsntly re allmindedorning, it's the law of the land, so we have a responsibility to deal with that law, and we are. >> the people who made the law, we have the ability to choose to replace it. it's not that i don't want to put us on a sound financial footing, but i don't wan
do you agree, general dempsey? >> i do. >> it's a critical time, how do you evaluate the security situation in iraq at this point? >> in iraq? >> yes, sir. >> well, obviously, that's a country stilldealing withintessh ey, unfortunately, are playing out in some ways, al-qaeda, and they have a difficult job. >> they are on the rise and the political process is broken. when it comes back to afghanistan, a frustrating country, and i think the detainee agreement...
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secretary and general dempsey. both have to do with the deployment, the defense department canceled a deployment of the second aircraft carrier to the persian gulf and i certainly understand that you're taking -- making changes due to sequestration and the budget cut. i am concerned about the decision because of the very serious dangers related to iran's nuclear activity. so can you tell me the strategic rationale in canceling the second carrier and how we prepare to address those threats -- those threats that iran could cause? >> congresswoman, we rely on the advice of our combatant commanders in each of these areas, in this case it's central command. , it was his watch with his advice, the questions were asked of what assets do you require, would you need for different contingencies? obviously the carrier issue was a big one. and we had to think through that. we have 10 carriers now, as you know. and all 10 are not operational at one time, and you know the sequencing of this. so, we've had to make some tough choi
secretary and general dempsey. both have to do with the deployment, the defense department canceled a deployment of the second aircraft carrier to the persian gulf and i certainly understand that you're taking -- making changes due to sequestration and the budget cut. i am concerned about the decision because of the very serious dangers related to iran's nuclear activity. so can you tell me the strategic rationale in canceling the second carrier and how we prepare to address those threats --...
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i'll ask general dempsey for his comments as well. i share absolutely your comments for the reasons he noted. these are young men and women who come forward and serve our country unselfishly with tremendous sacrifice that in most cases they make with their families. we do have some responsibility here. we have programs now underway we continue to fund to assist that transition. can we do more? yes. q-quebec courtney got better that better? yes. other services are in complete agreement on this. no one is more committed to the joint chiefs and senior enlisted and general dempsey as i am. you have my continued commitment. >> transition assistance programs are going well. they can continue to be improved upon their resources and budget submissions. we are working on credentialing, state says he now vanishes to be wolters elsewhere. working with career trackers so by the time a man or woman comes in they think about transitioning until the last six weeks. we also know are going to make the challenge of the more challenging. we are ready fo
i'll ask general dempsey for his comments as well. i share absolutely your comments for the reasons he noted. these are young men and women who come forward and serve our country unselfishly with tremendous sacrifice that in most cases they make with their families. we do have some responsibility here. we have programs now underway we continue to fund to assist that transition. can we do more? yes. q-quebec courtney got better that better? yes. other services are in complete agreement on this....
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i can also tell you that yesterday, german dempsey and i'm not with the president -- chairman dempsey and i met with the president, not about this hearing, i know that you have seen him recently, about the issue. i cannot speak for him, nor what i try, but i can tell you that he is concerned about it for the same reasons, senator, that you are and we all are. we are committed to trying to find the best way out of this for everybody. >> i think you for that and i am very appreciative of it, and i promise you that you can count on the cooperation and assistance and support of these two old geezers. thank you. >> he is speaking for himself in terms of the old geezer reference. i wanted to clarify a point and summarize. -- hey reference in terms made reference to the forces. at the moment, at least, they are in the distinct minority, is that not true, in terms of the anti-assad forces numerically? is that accurate? >> i would think it is. my reference was to reemphasize what the chairman was saying about the different forces of foot. recall, theret are a lot of very good people, free syri
i can also tell you that yesterday, german dempsey and i'm not with the president -- chairman dempsey and i met with the president, not about this hearing, i know that you have seen him recently, about the issue. i cannot speak for him, nor what i try, but i can tell you that he is concerned about it for the same reasons, senator, that you are and we all are. we are committed to trying to find the best way out of this for everybody. >> i think you for that and i am very appreciative of...
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general dempsey. >> thank you ranking member. i would like to add my thoughts and prayers as the secretary mentioned to those affected by the attack in boston and also tell you how proud we are of our guardsmen who were among the first responders and of course we will stand ready to provide whatever support as this issue evolves to be a welcome this opportunity to update you on the united states armed forces in 2014. this hearing comes at a time of extraordinary uncertainty as the risk to our national security are rising. it's in this context i offer my perspective on how we can work together to sustain a balanced joint force. one thing you should be certain of and that is our men and women are steadfast in their courage and in their devotion to duty. i saw it recently in their eyes as i have the honor of reenlisting some of them at the bottom airfield. in afghanistan our forces are simultaneously fighting come transitioning and redeploying. the afghan military as the secretary said will soon take operational need for security ac
general dempsey. >> thank you ranking member. i would like to add my thoughts and prayers as the secretary mentioned to those affected by the attack in boston and also tell you how proud we are of our guardsmen who were among the first responders and of course we will stand ready to provide whatever support as this issue evolves to be a welcome this opportunity to update you on the united states armed forces in 2014. this hearing comes at a time of extraordinary uncertainty as the risk to...
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general dempsey has been here many times before. undersecretary hale has to figure out the money. you have a fascinating job the last couple of years. because also is obvious we have many national security challenges. certainly we have been out of iraq for a couple of years now. we're drawing down in afghanistan. but afghanistan remains the challenges of the afghanistan afghanistan/area remain. al qaeda is still out there, and yemen and sew mallarch growing in mali. it's not like we have reached the point where you can think about anything approaching a peace dividend where our national security challenges are lessened in the last couple of years. they have changed in some weighed but are still great and still require a very thoughtful and comprehensive response to protect the national security interests of this country. at the same time, our budget is a mess. you have to meet all of what i just described without even knowing within tens of wind, if not hundreds of billions of dollars, how much money you're going to have from year to year. will disagree slightly with the chairman
general dempsey has been here many times before. undersecretary hale has to figure out the money. you have a fascinating job the last couple of years. because also is obvious we have many national security challenges. certainly we have been out of iraq for a couple of years now. we're drawing down in afghanistan. but afghanistan remains the challenges of the afghanistan afghanistan/area remain. al qaeda is still out there, and yemen and sew mallarch growing in mali. it's not like we have...
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>> dempsey doctrine? >> yes, sir. on cyber as an adjunct to military force. it was general dempsey's document rollout of more than a year ago. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs. >> yes. >> okay. >> second question is i chatted up last year a retired four-star, and we were talking about the lack of political will on the hill for protocols against cyber, cyber espionage, that sort of thing. we've got protocols against espionage in a traditional sense, but nothing about cyber attacks. could you guys speak to that also? >> sure. >> oh, by the way, thank you very much, michael, for the trip down memory lane. it took me straight back to hugo -- [inaudible] from undergrad. i thought i'd long left those days behind. >> thank you. >> okay, gentlemen, do you want to go through those? >> great. um, i'll be very interested in the rules of engagement. we've already heard some hint about the way the u.s. has gone. it seems like the military feels more and more confident that they're getting the rules of engagement right. we've been reading that from "the washington post"
>> dempsey doctrine? >> yes, sir. on cyber as an adjunct to military force. it was general dempsey's document rollout of more than a year ago. >> the chairman of the joint chiefs. >> yes. >> okay. >> second question is i chatted up last year a retired four-star, and we were talking about the lack of political will on the hill for protocols against cyber, cyber espionage, that sort of thing. we've got protocols against espionage in a traditional sense, but...
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. >> dempsey went on to say that in essence, no-fly zone may not achieve what some on capitol hill would like it to achieve, so there are a lot of caveats to the plans that have been presented to president obama. also, remember, there's still currently only one aircraft carrier in the region in the persian gulf. they would have to move an air craft carrier off the coast of syria if they were going to have a no-fly zone. >> shepard: a lot of discussion around here. anything from the syrian regime? >> well, at the united nations a short time ago the sirrian representative indicated the assad regime is being framed and reminded people about intelligence regarding wmd in iraqing which proved wrong. >> what hand in iraq is still alive in our mines. until this very moment. our region, ladies and gentlemen, is still living the consequenceses of such force. >> the syrian representative added that the assad regime would allow u.n. investigators in to investigate this amend recent chemical weapons attack, but have taken no steps as of now as to make arrangements for that u.n. team. >> shepard: jen
. >> dempsey went on to say that in essence, no-fly zone may not achieve what some on capitol hill would like it to achieve, so there are a lot of caveats to the plans that have been presented to president obama. also, remember, there's still currently only one aircraft carrier in the region in the persian gulf. they would have to move an air craft carrier off the coast of syria if they were going to have a no-fly zone. >> shepard: a lot of discussion around here. anything from the...
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congress and you can tell from the hearing that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey was unhappy it was made public. i don't think it's part of an effort by the administration to prepare us to go to war with north korea. >> shepard: i don't think that, either. i think that things rarely happen accidentally, and that this gets put out there -- i don't know what the motivation would be except to keep the war machine going. all i'm saying i'm not sure i trust it. trust the information that carrying came up with, anymore i should have trusted it in 2003. >> at it the idea there's a war machine. there isn't a war. my was looking at john kerry there and the bush administration did this, too saying we will never accept north korea as a nuclear power, that what they're dog is unacceptable. we are accepting it. we're not doing anything about it. we haved a accepted it. the bush administration safety accepted it and, the obama administration, we huff and puff and we may not be able to do anything about it but the test nuclear weapons and test missiles and they may or may not ha
congress and you can tell from the hearing that the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey was unhappy it was made public. i don't think it's part of an effort by the administration to prepare us to go to war with north korea. >> shepard: i don't think that, either. i think that things rarely happen accidentally, and that this gets put out there -- i don't know what the motivation would be except to keep the war machine going. all i'm saying i'm not sure i trust it. trust...
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what we have to convince them, this is the task for john kerry, this is the task for general dempsey, is to convince the chinese that stability means in some way resolving this completely weird, irrational, unpredictable regime reining it in. otherwise it's not just the north koreans might do something, the japanese might react, we need to get china on board. >> fareed and christiana. an important report. tune in to fareed zakaria gps every sunday. >>> a nuclear nightmare scenario coming up. why the u.s. believes iran and north korea may be working together on weapons. >>> there are new and ominous developments involving the cooperation between north korea and iran. jill dougherty is investigating it. we will share that information with you tomorrow on our special edition of the situation room. the crisis in north korea. this connection between north korea cooperating with iran on nuclear weapons, what's going on. stay with us. tomorrow jill dougherty's report coming up. meanwhile, an unnerving message from north korea warning all foreigners to flee south korea because war may be immi
what we have to convince them, this is the task for john kerry, this is the task for general dempsey, is to convince the chinese that stability means in some way resolving this completely weird, irrational, unpredictable regime reining it in. otherwise it's not just the north koreans might do something, the japanese might react, we need to get china on board. >> fareed and christiana. an important report. tune in to fareed zakaria gps every sunday. >>> a nuclear nightmare...
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and chairman of the joints chief of staff martin dempsey arrived in afghanistan. and the navy welcoming its newest ship. it's named to honor the victims of 9/11 tragedies and the u.s.s. arlington is named for the county where the pentagon is located. 200 pounds of steel from the wreckage from 9/11 is on the ship and 184 stars for each of the victims who died at the pentagon that day. two other navy ships honor 9/11 victims, u.s.s. new york and u.s.s. somerset for the late victims of flight 93. talk about junior prom. some soon to be 90 year olds will finally get to take part in the high school tradition after their dance was canceled in 1943 because of world war ii. former high school class president, tony helped to reschedule the special night 70 years later and he says he'll be sure to hit the dance floor as long as he can get there. >> as long as he can get up and dance, he'll dance. right now i don't think i could get up and walk from here to my chair. >> alisyn: i think he can. and he served the country in world war ii and is looking forward to reuniting with
and chairman of the joints chief of staff martin dempsey arrived in afghanistan. and the navy welcoming its newest ship. it's named to honor the victims of 9/11 tragedies and the u.s.s. arlington is named for the county where the pentagon is located. 200 pounds of steel from the wreckage from 9/11 is on the ship and 184 stars for each of the victims who died at the pentagon that day. two other navy ships honor 9/11 victims, u.s.s. new york and u.s.s. somerset for the late victims of flight 93....
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joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey you will remember has warned it would take 25,000 troops tore secure. >> shepard: shep big set back in the virus that causes aids. experimental vaccine is a dud. more word americans are getting back to work. that means it's a very good time to check out your 401(k). that's all ahead as fox reports live tonight. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the firsweek... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostilityagitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic
joint chiefs chairman general martin dempsey you will remember has warned it would take 25,000 troops tore secure. >> shepard: shep big set back in the virus that causes aids. experimental vaccine is a dud. more word americans are getting back to work. that means it's a very good time to check out your 401(k). that's all ahead as fox reports live tonight. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the firsweek... i'm like...yeah,...
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benghazi was discussed at considerable length and general dempsey at the time expressed his views and i am paraphrasing, but the nature of the attack and in particular the fact civil order shells hit a rooftop demonstrated at the time that it was organized military attack and said something to the effect he thought it was obvious who is an organized military effect. it would be interested with both of you if you are your thought that he was obvious at the time. >> no connoisseur, it was not. they're really two or three phases of the attack. i'd characterize the attack much more as a vandalismndti the mortar attack took 10 or 11 minutes demonstrated some operational efficiency. i would commend to you, which i don't know if he , , aeg we put together the officially re-creates as best we could with the actual events and if you have to have brought to you so you could see the replication of what occurred during the phases of the attack. >> i'd be appreciative of that, thank you. general flynn, do you have anything to add on the? >> personally, my instincts were that what we were watching
benghazi was discussed at considerable length and general dempsey at the time expressed his views and i am paraphrasing, but the nature of the attack and in particular the fact civil order shells hit a rooftop demonstrated at the time that it was organized military attack and said something to the effect he thought it was obvious who is an organized military effect. it would be interested with both of you if you are your thought that he was obvious at the time. >> no connoisseur, it was...
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the attacks coming in the same day the chairman of joint chiefs of staff dempsey is due inside that country assessing security there. >>> the president is using his weekly saturday address to confront critics from both sides of the political aisle on his new federal budget. he talked about it today, giving a bit of a preview ahead of next week's official release. critics calling the proposal unwise and unpopular. the president argues his plan would reform the nation's benefit program and close the hoop holes for the wealthy. but republican leaders warn they are firmly against $580 billion in new taxes, included in the president's new budget. molly has more now from washington. >> harris, republicans say the president is moving in the, quote, wrong direction, in his plan for a new budget. today in his weekly radio and internet address, president obama says, while it might not be ideal, it is a fiscally responsible blue print. the president will unveil the details on wednesday, but it's expected that the budget will include more tax hikes on the wealthy and some middle class families, and as
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i think the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey, traveling in germany today said it correctly, look, we are not trying to be provocative, we're trying to be defensive. they understand that some of their moves have obviously rattled the north koreans and have contributed to this constant ratcheting up of tit for tat. he's been saying also that one of the things we really find very difficult right now is that we just don't know what motivates this new young leader. you know, we had a relationship of sorts with the founder, kim song il. with kim jong-un we had some relationship of his life. but this is new. >> this raises an important issue, fareed, because the u.s. has terrific technical information, satellite, intercepts, that kind of stuff, but not necessarily good insight into what is going on with the 28 or 29 or 30-year-old young leader in north korea. >> wolf, when you talk to senior u.s. officials, te really know nothing about what's going on in north korea. it's a black box. we haven't had diplomats this, of course, we haven't had much of a presence in terms of
i think the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey, traveling in germany today said it correctly, look, we are not trying to be provocative, we're trying to be defensive. they understand that some of their moves have obviously rattled the north koreans and have contributed to this constant ratcheting up of tit for tat. he's been saying also that one of the things we really find very difficult right now is that we just don't know what motivates this new young leader. you know, we...
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general dempsey testified that there aren't good military options. we have things on the shelf, but there aren't good military options to get the weapons and all the places they may be deposited. we can go over regime targets and do other things. >> well syrian chemical weaponry arsenal is the largest in the world, it's very diverse and it's intensely complex. it is very complex. and we are discussing ways that we can monitor it and if we have to, to react to it. beyond that, i can't go into tactical details. but it is a serious threat. not on a threat to the extent that the iranian nuclear threat. but chemical weapons do pose a threat not just to israel, but to other neighboring countries. we're in close communication with our american allies. i just came back from secretary of defense hagel's visit. >> there was a report of a drone shot down by israel and in fact the prime minister may have been in the air at the time and land his helicopter in the north of israel the same time that a drone was being shot down, something that might have come from l
general dempsey testified that there aren't good military options. we have things on the shelf, but there aren't good military options to get the weapons and all the places they may be deposited. we can go over regime targets and do other things. >> well syrian chemical weaponry arsenal is the largest in the world, it's very diverse and it's intensely complex. it is very complex. and we are discussing ways that we can monitor it and if we have to, to react to it. beyond that, i can't go...
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chairman dempsey said never allow a good crisis to pass and you can get in there and change that behavior and i think that's where we are. we are at a fiscal crisis. so let's look at this thing and enforce ourselves. industry and us to make good decisions and decisions that are in line with our fiscal resources. i will give you an example. we said, okay, we are in this time of austerity. we will be in it for the next 67 years or maybe a little bit longer. when we said, okay, what is good enough? what is good enough? vehicles that we were going to take you can just turn her back on modernization. that is where we are right now, 44-year-old helicopters that are turning into other types of aircraft. that is where we are with the colors that we have continued to extend service life. we will not be driving around in some of this stuff. we will be driving around what we have. but we are in the process of rebalancing the modernization. >> thank you, mr. secretary. i have a little bit different take on this, but look at acquisition is a system that was built every time it was highly visible and i
chairman dempsey said never allow a good crisis to pass and you can get in there and change that behavior and i think that's where we are. we are at a fiscal crisis. so let's look at this thing and enforce ourselves. industry and us to make good decisions and decisions that are in line with our fiscal resources. i will give you an example. we said, okay, we are in this time of austerity. we will be in it for the next 67 years or maybe a little bit longer. when we said, okay, what is good...
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general dempsey has said we need to read through this crisis. i have told our senior leadership, the joint chiefs, the service secretaries and undersecretary of defense, we are all in this together, and we will come out of it together. the task ahead for the department is to prepare for the future, but not in a way that the collects, or is oblivious to the realities of the present. we are therefore undertaking a process to develop choices, options, and priorities to deal with further reductions in the defense budget that could result from a comprehensive deficit- reduction deal, or the persistence of sequestered. all anchored by the president defends strategic guidance. my goal in directing the strategic choices in management review, which is now being led by deputy secretary carter, who is working with general dempsey, is to ensure that we are realistic the confronting both our strategic and fiscal challenges. it is not to assume or tacitly except deep cuts, such as those imposed by sequester, will endure, or that these cuts can be accommodated
general dempsey has said we need to read through this crisis. i have told our senior leadership, the joint chiefs, the service secretaries and undersecretary of defense, we are all in this together, and we will come out of it together. the task ahead for the department is to prepare for the future, but not in a way that the collects, or is oblivious to the realities of the present. we are therefore undertaking a process to develop choices, options, and priorities to deal with further reductions...
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martin dempsey japan's of las talk strategy. korea's >> if you're trying to generate a government and you're looking r new ways to generate new avenues silicon valley has the answers. then from an entrepreneur stand point, how is entrepreneurship different in silicon valley than other places, which it is? often it is based on failure and awarding from one's experiences but it also recou zes pross to adopt other people's ideas or you might have the next idea for the next big thing. ut there's an authenticity accepting no matter who you are. f.b.i. former investigator david williams talks about f.b.i.'s role in the boston bombings. later british prime minister david cameron. >> david williams is our guest. he's a former f.b.i. investigator. host: 01 to get your insight on the fbi's role in the boston bombing case. looking at whether or not he had terror training overseas. what is the fbi's role in tracking a suspect like this and they travel overseas? guest: the fbi leads counterterrorism investigations and all the tentacles attac
martin dempsey japan's of las talk strategy. korea's >> if you're trying to generate a government and you're looking r new ways to generate new avenues silicon valley has the answers. then from an entrepreneur stand point, how is entrepreneurship different in silicon valley than other places, which it is? often it is based on failure and awarding from one's experiences but it also recou zes pross to adopt other people's ideas or you might have the next idea for the next big thing. ut...
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. >>> nato did not release national tees of service men and women -- general martin dempsey says the visit will allow him to assess the level of additional training needed by afghan forces. afghan troops are scheduled to take over security from u.s. forces next year. >>> secretary of state john kerry is headed back to the middle east for his third trip in just two weeks. the first leg of his six-nation trip will take him to istanbul today. he will then meet with both israeli and palestinian leaders in a fresh bid to restart peace talks. he is scheduled to return back to washington, dc on april 15th. >>> new this morning, president obama says his budget proposal is not ideal, but he says it will make needed reforms and close loopholes for the wealthy, while protecting economic growth. >> our top priority as a nation and my top priority as president must be doing everything we can to reignite the engine of america's growth, a rising, thriving middle class. >> the president made those comments this morning to address bipartisan criticism of his budget. president obama is expected to rel
. >>> nato did not release national tees of service men and women -- general martin dempsey says the visit will allow him to assess the level of additional training needed by afghan forces. afghan troops are scheduled to take over security from u.s. forces next year. >>> secretary of state john kerry is headed back to the middle east for his third trip in just two weeks. the first leg of his six-nation trip will take him to istanbul today. he will then meet with both israeli...
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general dempsey talked about it more than a year ago. the second question is a retired four-star and we were talking about the lack of political will on the hill against cyber espionage and protocols against espionage and in the traditional sense but nothing about cyber attacks. could you guys speak to that also? by the way michael at trip down memory lane and measure -- [inaudible] >> thank you. okay general. >> i would be very interested in the rules of engagement. we have already heard some hints about the way the u.s. has gone. it seems like the military feels more more confident that they are getting the rules of engagement right. we have been reading that in "the washington post" and other places so that can make us seem like it's good. because we don't know what they are, of course there are many of us that wonder if we have gotten things right. they don't want to release the rules of engagement because the well let the bad guys know how far they can go but a little bit of transparency would make us feel a lot better and especiall
general dempsey talked about it more than a year ago. the second question is a retired four-star and we were talking about the lack of political will on the hill against cyber espionage and protocols against espionage and in the traditional sense but nothing about cyber attacks. could you guys speak to that also? by the way michael at trip down memory lane and measure -- [inaudible] >> thank you. okay general. >> i would be very interested in the rules of engagement. we have already...
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general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, apparently in a white house meeting said that air defense by mr. assad is the single biggest obstacle to u.s. intervention. u.s. intervention costs a lot of money. do we really want to be spending a lot of money when so many people are out of work? >>brian: the question is: should you do preemptive action in a way that will stop the bleeding for the rebels as well as the regime? you've got to find a way because right now we've waited so long, two and a half years, to get involved. we no longer have a say who the rebels are. if you are somebody fighting for freedom and the rebels come up to you and they are al qaeda or another, and say here's the guns, here's the food, i'll fight next to you, who are you going to be allied to? the people on the sidelines? or are you going to be allied to people fighting next to you giving the guns? that's the question. you look at the rebels and say we can't support them. it is a no-win situation because we waited. >>gretchen: there is a difference in american opinion. if you went back ten ye
general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, apparently in a white house meeting said that air defense by mr. assad is the single biggest obstacle to u.s. intervention. u.s. intervention costs a lot of money. do we really want to be spending a lot of money when so many people are out of work? >>brian: the question is: should you do preemptive action in a way that will stop the bleeding for the rebels as well as the regime? you've got to find a way because right now we've...
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it's not in the top 10 or top 15 but you have players like dempsey and donovan. give us a reasonable expectation in terms of going into 2014 of how good this team could be. you would like to win a game and be in the top 15, 16 in the world. >> our expectations in the next couple years is to break into the top 10 to 12 nations in the world. that's our goal. that's what we're waking e inii. you go in a knockout stage and round of 16 and that's where you're going to show off. that's why we want to do well not only losing in the first knockout stage round, you want to go further. it's all about mental side of it. that's why the experience of players in europe in best leagues helps them a lot. you want to eventually break into the top eight. >> it will be amazing world cup 2014 prime time, 5,000 american fans, unbelievable. topping 100 this week celebrating a century of the u.s. soccer federation. you've been here for 18 years. how has the game changed while you've been here? >> i think it changed tremendously over the last 15 years. i mean, i came here after the worl
it's not in the top 10 or top 15 but you have players like dempsey and donovan. give us a reasonable expectation in terms of going into 2014 of how good this team could be. you would like to win a game and be in the top 15, 16 in the world. >> our expectations in the next couple years is to break into the top 10 to 12 nations in the world. that's our goal. that's what we're waking e inii. you go in a knockout stage and round of 16 and that's where you're going to show off. that's why we...
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clinton, panetta, petraeus and dempsey, all advocated to provide lethal aid to the rebels. that has not been done. that may be done this time. gregg: you said seize the sites. a, do we know the sites, and b, i would assume those sites are protected and thus you're talking about armed combat to seize those sites, american soldiers at risk? >> yeah, absolutely. that is the least likely option to be used. we could also bomb the sites. the problem with that is, --. gregg: you release chemicals. >> right. and you have collateral damage to civilians. you could do it in a limited sense where you have some assurances there would not be any issues for civilians but you're not going to deal with the whole problem. i do not believe they would do anything with the chemical sites in the near term unless this happened, gregg, there was large-scale use of chemical weapons and that is not the case we have here. large-scale use, thousands of people injured, we would go after those sites. gregg: watching all of this unfold and what the u.s. does or doesn't do is iran, the ally and benefactor
clinton, panetta, petraeus and dempsey, all advocated to provide lethal aid to the rebels. that has not been done. that may be done this time. gregg: you said seize the sites. a, do we know the sites, and b, i would assume those sites are protected and thus you're talking about armed combat to seize those sites, american soldiers at risk? >> yeah, absolutely. that is the least likely option to be used. we could also bomb the sites. the problem with that is, --. gregg: you release...
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general dempsey said we need tom lead through the crisis.aid we i tol nd our senior leadership that joint chiefs, the service secretaries, and theleader undersecretary of defense we are all in this together, and we tor will come out of it together. the t, ask ahead for the department is to prepare for the future. the but not in a way that knowthe neglects or on belief use to the reality of the president withthe we're undertaking process to develop choices, option, and priority to deal with further eaduction of the in the defensed budget that could rut from a com- persction deal, or result and fiscal challenges. it is not to assume or tacitly except deep cuts, such as those imposed by sequester, will endure, or that these cuts can be accommodated without a significant reduction in military capabilities. at the same time, we cannot simply wish or hope our way to carrying out irresponsible national security strategy for its implementation. the department must understand the challenges and uncertainties plan for the risks, and yes, recognize the opportunities inherent in budget constraints in
general dempsey said we need tom lead through the crisis.aid we i tol nd our senior leadership that joint chiefs, the service secretaries, and theleader undersecretary of defense we are all in this together, and we tor will come out of it together. the t, ask ahead for the department is to prepare for the future. the but not in a way that knowthe neglects or on belief use to the reality of the president withthe we're undertaking process to develop choices, option, and priority to deal with...
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chairman dempsey was asked about this on capitol hill whether he could send enough troops in or militarily deal with all the chemical weapons in syria and he simply told senator john mccain, it would be very difficult, almost impossible. all the military experts are talking about how syria's anti-aircraft defense systems are more sophisticated than libya's. they are housed in residential areas and likely manned by russians and russian troops. make no mistake you will kill many russians and syrians as if you destroy military defenses that i spoke to. jon: wow. >> talk about a no-fly zone. easy to say it. libya is very sophisticated. i believe we have to do it as a team. >> reporter: right now, many in the pentagon feel that a window has closed and they are in a more difficult position than if they had been asked to do something a year ago. jon: thorny, thorny questions there. thanks very much. jennifer griffin at the pentagon. jenna: we'll have more on that story throughout the day today. in the meantime will and kate have a lot to celebrate. the royal couple reaching a big milestone as the
chairman dempsey was asked about this on capitol hill whether he could send enough troops in or militarily deal with all the chemical weapons in syria and he simply told senator john mccain, it would be very difficult, almost impossible. all the military experts are talking about how syria's anti-aircraft defense systems are more sophisticated than libya's. they are housed in residential areas and likely manned by russians and russian troops. make no mistake you will kill many russians and...
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cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] >> like general dempsey, president obama also addressed the issue of syria in his news conference today, the 100th day of his second term in office. he said he is impressed with the bipartisan immigration proposal in the senate, and he outlined his plan for immigration reform. by the e been impressed work that has been done by the gang of eight in the senate. the bill that they produced is not the bill that i would have written. there are elements of it that i would change. but i do think that it meets the basic criteria that i laid is rom the start, which we've got to have more effective border security, although it should build on the great improvements that have been made on border security over the last four to five years. we should make sure that we are cracking down on employers that are gaming the system. we should make the legal immigration system work more effectively so that the weights re not as burden some, the bureaucracy is not as complicated, so that we can continue to attract the best and bri
cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] >> like general dempsey, president obama also addressed the issue of syria in his news conference today, the 100th day of his second term in office. he said he is impressed with the bipartisan immigration proposal in the senate, and he outlined his plan for immigration reform. by the e been impressed work that has been done by the gang of eight in the senate. the bill that they produced is not the bill...
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i think the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey, traveling in germany today said it correctly, look, we are not trying to be provocative, we're trying to be defensive. they understand that some of their moves have obviously rattled the north koreans and have contributed to this constant ratcheting up of tit for tat. he's been saying also that one of the things we really find very difficult right now is that we just don't know what motivates this new young leader. you know, we had a relationship of sorts with the founder, kim song il. with kim jong-un we had some relationship of his life. but this is new. >> this raises an important issue, fareed, because the u.s. has terrific technical information, satellite, intercepts, that kind of stuff, but not necessarily good insight into what is going on with the 28 or 29 or 30-year-old young leader in north korea. >> wolf, when you talk to senior u.s. officials, te really know nothing about what's going on in north korea. it's a black box. we haven't had diplomats this, of course, we haven't had much of a presence in terms of
i think the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey, traveling in germany today said it correctly, look, we are not trying to be provocative, we're trying to be defensive. they understand that some of their moves have obviously rattled the north koreans and have contributed to this constant ratcheting up of tit for tat. he's been saying also that one of the things we really find very difficult right now is that we just don't know what motivates this new young leader. you know, we...
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i still believe we should do what secretary clinton, panetta, and general dempsey and general petraeus advised us to do and that is help assist the rebels by arming them. i think that is still a viable option. martha: there is a lot of concern that the rebels have allied with al-qaida, and that is not a position that we want to be in on the same side as al-qaida, even against someone like bashar al-assad is it? >> there is the fear and risk of consequence again. there is always risk, and so many there are, risks here i'm not suggesting there are not. there is more risk now than there was six months or a year ago, but it is still a viable option. yes it's fraught with risks, but i it would considerably help change the stalemate ma we have right now. bashar al-assad's air power is the key to his success in holding off the rebels. once we are able to change that scenario the rebels will be able to make some progress in today mass sus and a republica damascus and aleppo. martha: some think the chemical weapons, that the limited use, that he may be testing us to see what our resolve really
i still believe we should do what secretary clinton, panetta, and general dempsey and general petraeus advised us to do and that is help assist the rebels by arming them. i think that is still a viable option. martha: there is a lot of concern that the rebels have allied with al-qaida, and that is not a position that we want to be in on the same side as al-qaida, even against someone like bashar al-assad is it? >> there is the fear and risk of consequence again. there is always risk, and...
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as you just heard, general dempsey, the chairman of our joint chiefs just came back first high-level discussions in several years, and he said the chinese are just concerned as we are. >> bill: the media almost wants to see some confrontation with syria, because that makes for good copy. >> it grabs eyeballs on the screen. you stop if somebody says war, tragedy, chemical hundreds killed, dozen -- that's what they want. they want to grab you so you can see the competition of eyeballs has hyped-up coverage to our detriment. >> bill: i'm going to be at the briefing today, and i would be willing to pet -- bet money is when are you sending the missiles in? >> yeah, man up. >> bill: yeah. oh, boy do you want to go with me? >> that's your job. that's why you get the big bucks. joe cirincione from ploughshares.com. we'll see you in boulder, california, joe. [ laughter ] >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ just be grateful current tv does not come in smellivision. the sweatshirt is nice and all but i could use a golden lasso. (vo) only on current tv. this show is about analyzing
as you just heard, general dempsey, the chairman of our joint chiefs just came back first high-level discussions in several years, and he said the chinese are just concerned as we are. >> bill: the media almost wants to see some confrontation with syria, because that makes for good copy. >> it grabs eyeballs on the screen. you stop if somebody says war, tragedy, chemical hundreds killed, dozen -- that's what they want. they want to grab you so you can see the competition of eyeballs...
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the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey, recently testified that a combined nato force between 8,000 and 12,000 would be "a reasonable target." general mattis testified before this committee reflecting the opinion of your predecessor was to keep 13,600 u.s. troops in afghanistan with several thousand additional nato forces on top of that. what's your view, general? what is your number? >> senator, i'm going to not give you a number. i'm going to give a range. my best military advice at this point is that we leave it at a range of numbers. number one, i think we need to see how the afghans do in their first summer in the lead and then make an assessment. we need to see how successful it is in 2014 and the strategic landscape which addresses the strength of the enemy, al qaeda, as well as the cooperation of regional actors. >> so you have no number to tell this committee right now? >> senator, i have not provided my number to the president yet. we're still in the process of crafting that. but my strongest military advice is not to pin down a number right now -- >> don't you under
the chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey, recently testified that a combined nato force between 8,000 and 12,000 would be "a reasonable target." general mattis testified before this committee reflecting the opinion of your predecessor was to keep 13,600 u.s. troops in afghanistan with several thousand additional nato forces on top of that. what's your view, general? what is your number? >> senator, i'm going to not give you a number. i'm going to give a range. my best...
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the chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, will be traveling to china in the next days. deputy secretary burns will be going in about two weeks. we are going to keep the pressure on this in order to try to make this outcome different. we didhe past, in 2005, find a way to incentivize financial institutions that were assisting north korea by giving them access to hard currency. frankly, what we did was freeze those accounts, by giving those banks a choice between doing business with the united states or with north korea. at the same time, we could tackle the illicit shipments on the high seas, as we have done before with the security initiative. we could ratchet up radio broadcasts into the country. we could make a strong stand, as i'm sure we will, on north korean human rights abuses, letting north korea know they will be held to account. we could take it to the international criminal court. these type of steps, especially in relation to the activities we have seen out of north korea -- i think it is time we pursue something that is capable of cutting off the access to h
the chairman of the joint chiefs, martin dempsey, will be traveling to china in the next days. deputy secretary burns will be going in about two weeks. we are going to keep the pressure on this in order to try to make this outcome different. we didhe past, in 2005, find a way to incentivize financial institutions that were assisting north korea by giving them access to hard currency. frankly, what we did was freeze those accounts, by giving those banks a choice between doing business with the...
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reasons, secretary hagel asked me to lead a strategic choices and management review working with german dempsey and all the leadership of the department to examine the choices that underlie the defense strategy, posture, and investments, including all past assumptions. the review will define the major strategic choice is an institutional challenge is affecting the defense posture in the decade ahead that must be made to preserve and adapt management under a wide range of future circumstances that could result from a comprehensive deficit reduction deal. or the persistence of the cuts that began with this year's sequester. will frame the secretaries guidance for the fiscal 2015 budget and will ultimately be the foundation for the defense review due to congress in february 24 teen. as the secretary said last week at the national defense university, the goal of the review is to ensure we can better execute the strategic guidance, including three balance to the asia-pacific. reblance to the asia- pacific. it is important to stress this is not measured only by comparing budget levels. the end of the
reasons, secretary hagel asked me to lead a strategic choices and management review working with german dempsey and all the leadership of the department to examine the choices that underlie the defense strategy, posture, and investments, including all past assumptions. the review will define the major strategic choice is an institutional challenge is affecting the defense posture in the decade ahead that must be made to preserve and adapt management under a wide range of future circumstances...
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with you, general dempsey. do you personally support the request for the department of defense budget for fiscal year 14? >> i do. >> whether the chiefs to share your view? >> they do. yesterday, general, quite an optimistic assessment of the security situation in afghanistan, more optimistic than in previous years. we heard that from our commander there. i am wondering whether you might share the generally optimistic assessment you heard. a yes, i as with the general few weeks ago. my impression after visiting some of the operational cord nascent centers, where, r first time, i afan governmenso of their instruments and governance in economic factors in to security. it leads me to be more optimistic than i have been in the past, where i felt like we have been doing a good job, but not necessarily that they have been shouldering as much as the burden as i think they need to. >> have you reached a conclusion as to the troop level, which he will recommend to the president for the post-2014 time? >> we have not. kn
with you, general dempsey. do you personally support the request for the department of defense budget for fiscal year 14? >> i do. >> whether the chiefs to share your view? >> they do. yesterday, general, quite an optimistic assessment of the security situation in afghanistan, more optimistic than in previous years. we heard that from our commander there. i am wondering whether you might share the generally optimistic assessment you heard. a yes, i as with the general few...